John Broskie (Aikido) sent me some free 0.01 uF polypropolene caps which he recommended highly.I actually put them in parallel with the 0.47uF polyester and there was an audible improvement. He mentioned experimenting with smaller bypass coupling caps with larger ones.

Hey and guess what? The hissing sound from the CT-3 has been greatly improved. I can turn my tfm-55 gain control up to max and hear no background noise from 12-18 inches away. (and this is only when holographic feature is on)

I'm also experimenting with 30 Hz high pass filters I purchased as with some of my recordings the cones were wobbling a lot with low frequencies.

It has eliminated this problem At very low volumes the bass is a little affected but nothing to complain about. Actually the speakers sound more detailed and crisp. Maybe the sub sonics coming through were having a side effect on other frequencies.

All that is left are the transistors (for the 30mV dc offset) coming from Rich and the trimming pots for better control.

Next, check all the output transistors on the right channel for a short to chassis. Any pin to chassis, but most especially the center pin (collector)

Next check all pins for a short to each other.

Lots of entertainment for the crowds again. The transistors are matching the left channel except the B/E of Q214.

I should pull the legs out and test it out of circuit??

Also how am I supposed to measure the power supply voltages? Switch on without the R226 in place??

All voltages were perfect before I messed with that coupling cap and something blew. I am kicking myself so hard now. Why didn't I just leave it alone as everything was great.

Ok update.I lifted the legs of Q214

C -E : no reading either way (there should be a reading one way here yes? This indicates a short?)

E-B : one way (570)

C-B : one way (570)

Sorry for the no instructions thing; I confused you with the other guy (from Austrailia I think) who'd done this before)

Transistors have 3 pins, emitter, base, collector. Most often collector is in the middle. The emitter/base junction behaves like a diode (conducts in one direction) the base/collector junction behaves like a diode, and the emitter to collector should always be an open (no reading)